Section: U.S. News (USA)
Protesters block Russian embassy in Kiev on election day
Dozens of right-wing activists are blocking the entrance to Russia’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital, where a polling station has been set up for Russian citizens who wish to vote in their country’s parliamentary elections …read more Source: U.S....
Ukrainian rebel leader announces unilateral cease-fire
The separatist leader in eastern Ukraine says his troops will cease fire at the end of the day on Wednesday …read more Source: U.S....
Retired US general to advise Ukraine’s defense minister
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has appointed a retired U.S. Army general as a special adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister …read more Source: U.S....
The Latest: US, France, Germany discuss Ukraine at G-20
The leaders of the U.S., France and Germany are taking a time away for economic talks in China to discuss the situation in Ukraine …read more Source: U.S....
Fire at Ukrainian TV headquarters amid protest; no injuries
A Ukrainian television station has been forced to broadcast from outside its own building after the building caught fire amid a protest …read more Source: U.S....
Kiev says new cease-fire in eastern Ukraine is holding
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says a new cease-fire in eastern Ukraine is holding, after months of fighting …read more Source: U.S....
Kiev says new cease-fire in eastern Ukraine is holding
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says a new cease-fire in eastern Ukraine is holding, after months of fighting …read more Source: U.S....
Relatives of MH17 victims seek EU help in getting radar data
Frustrated relatives of those killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot out of the sky over eastern Ukraine are appealing to the EU’s top diplomat to put pressure on Russia, Ukraine and the United States to hand over intelligence and radar data …read more Source: U.S....
Rights group urges Russia to release Crimean Tatar leader
An international rights group has urged Russia to release a Crimean Tatar leader Ilmi Umerov who has been sent to a psychiatric hospital …read more Source: U.S....
Kerry, Lavrov meet in Geneva to discuss Syria, Ukraine
The top diplomats of Russia and the United States are meeting in Geneva to discuss the Syria civil war, the Ukraine crisis and other issues …read more Source: U.S....
